European Literature I, sample test<br> 
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I. Identifications (25 points/10 minutes) ANSWER EIGHT<br> I want
<b>precise</b> answers.  Answer as briefly as possible (but do not leave
out vital information).  Your answers need <b>not</b> be complete
sentences.  You need <b>not</b> write down name of the item you are
identifying, but <b>number your answers.</b><p>


<b>Who/What is:</b>
<ul>
<li>1.  Orestes			
<li>2.  Pharoah			
<li>3.  the Argo			
<li>4.  Palladium			
<li>5.  Aeschylus		       
<li>6.  testament (as in Old or New)
<li>7.  in medias res
<li>8.  Lesbos
<li>9.  libation
<li>10.  lyric
</ul>

II.  Essay (75 points/30 minutes) ANSWER ONE<br> THINK before you write:
take a few minutes to plan your essay, write coherent paragraphs (not
lists), and make your answers as detailed and specific as possible.  The
best answers are those that show me that you know and can use the
terminology appropriate to the subject and that draw in as much relevant
material (from all the relevant texts, including Hamilton) as possible. 
BE SPECIFIC. (In all cases, you may bring in examples from other texts
incidentally if they help you to flesh out your ideas.) <p>

On the other hand, I want concise answers, with no irrelevant information
(waffle is worth zero/zilch/nil).  Do <b>not</b> write an introduction or
conclusion; <b>just answer the question</b>.  Write the best English prose
you can.<p>


Read all the questions carefully before you choose.<p>


A.  How does the moral world of Euripides seem to differ from that of
Homer <b>or</b> Sophocles (not both)? <br>
	(You might discuss the role of the gods, Greek society,
relationships among people, the ending of the play.  <b>You cannot discuss
all of these</b>, so set some limits to your answer.)<p>

OR<p>

B.  Compare the character and function (role) of <b>either</b> Penelope or
Medea to that of <b>two</b> other major or minor female figures (but
<b>not</b> the other of these two) found in any of the works you have read
(do not forget the biblical passages
 you read).  Focus on no more than three women in your answer.  How are
they alike or different in <b>significant</b> ways? <p>

OR<p>

C.  Compare the way Apollo operates in Oedipus the King with the way
Athena operates in The Odyssey <b>or</b> the way God operates in the Old
Testament (not both).  (You might ask yourself, are the differences simply
between <b>helpful</b> and <b>destructive</b>, or are there other
<b>significant</b> differences?)<p>


Now, take a deep breath.  Go back and re-read both the questions and your
answers, correcting grammar, punctuation, and matters of fact.  Be sure
that every answer is preceded by a number or letter.  Add any information
that you may have omitted.  I expect clear, correct English prose.  I do
not mind if you cross out material or insert material using asterisks,
arrows, etc., but it must be clear to me what I am supposed to read and in
what order.  <i>Do not recopy your answers.</i>